Apple Releases New Public Betas of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15

[PowerMacBook]

I still have iOS 15 on my iPad but removed it from my iPhone because I found the 4G/WiFi would only work 20% of the time, I tried turning off Private Relay but still no web pages would load. I then went back down to iOS 14 and they all work perfectly... Other than that and getting used to the new Safari I thought this new iOS is fantastic!

Personally I think the url-bar below the screen is something I still cannot get used to.
And then, the Sharing-icon to have Reader is not really logic but it does work

 

[Johnny907]

I've never even thought about using Siri with my AirPods, I just press the stem to switch modes

That has never worked for me. The times I’ve tried I end up pulling the stupid thing out of my ear. Having Siri do it has been simple until 15 and now she’s suddenly useless. I’ve tried a fresh install, unpairing then re-pairing. Nothing. Same issue. Reported to apple with every beta but no solution yet.

 

[imnotthewalrus]

Really hoping for denser icon spacing with widgets but not holding my breath. When no widgets are on a home screen I have 5 rows by 6 columns in landscape icon layout but the moment that a widget is placed on a home screen page that page goes to 4 rows of 6 icons. The wasted space is unfortunate.

I don't like the widget options at all on the app screen. I've put what few I use on the "left" screen of the main screen once I noted I could put them there (though they fought me a little at first). Reminds me of the widgets at the far left of the old Mac OS X.

 

[imnotthewalrus]

Previously, before the latest Beta, the default Large Icon Home Screen was 5 x 4 icons = 20 (landscape,without Widgets).

I hadn't been aware of the large icon option on the previous beta. I'm SO glad it's back.

 

[steberg]

Will be hard getting used to the new layout of safaris controls.

 

[Sxr71]

Really hoping for denser icon spacing with widgets but not holding my breath. When no widgets are on a home screen I have 5 rows by 6 columns in landscape icon layout but the moment that a widget is placed on a home screen page that page goes to 4 rows of 6 icons. The wasted space is unfortunate.

Yep complete waste of a feature. I hope they fix this.

 

[kevinws]

Anybody having problems with video showing black box but audio plays in Safari and other web browsers.

 

[mjs916]

Personally I think the url-bar below the screen is something I still cannot get used to.
And then, the Sharing-icon to have Reader is not really logic but it does work

The bottom URL bar was one of my favorite features of Windows Phone. It really aids in one-handed navigation while standing around while holding my dogs leash for example. It definitely will take some getting used to again.

I’m curious… since the address bar is at the bottom in iOS 15, does that remove the ability to tap the top of screen to scroll to the top of a webpage?

 

[testcard]

The bottom URL bar was one of my favorite features of Windows Phone. It really aids in one-handed navigation while standing around while holding my dogs leash for example. It definitely will take some getting used to again.

I’m curious… since the address bar is at the bottom in iOS 15, does that remove the ability to tap the top of screen to scroll to the top of a webpage?

That still works.

 

[mjs916]

That still works.

Thanks! Good to know.